Tag: Government Procurement Agreement

TTIP Procurement: Greenpeace-Leaked Text

On May 2, Greenpeace published online a number of leaked negotiating documents from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The documents are not dated, but most likely do not reflect the results of the 13th round of negotiations, which

Government Procurement in the WTO 2015

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A paper, Government Procurement in the WTO (2015), prepared for the Institute of International Economic Law’s 10th Annual Academy of WTO Law & Policy is available in the Djaghe White Papers library. The paper is a substantial expansion and update

Korea’s New Trade Agreements

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Recently, the Republic of Korea has entered two new free trade agreements (FTA), one with an existing party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and the other with a country about to become a GPA member. Both include government procurement

BACKGROUND: New Procurement Opportunities under Revised GPA

The recent revision of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement expands significantly the opportunities for participation in GPA procurement markets.  In the recent revision of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), the GPA Parties expanded the

Can U.S. Offer Comprehensive Coverage of States in TTIP?

The U.S. lacks the mechanism for comprehensive sub-federal coverage in TTIP. As noted in an earlier posting, one of top priorities of the European Union’s (EU) in the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations is expansion

14 WTO Members Launch Environmental Goods Initiative

For update, see:  Launch of Environmental Goods Agreement Negotiations A new initiative aimed at free trade in environmental goods will be developed as a plurilateral agreement among  “like-minded” WTO Members. On January 24, 2014, the United States and

Revised GPA as Model for TPP Procurement Rules

The TPP should base its procurement rules on the revised WTO Government Procurement Agreement to ensure the most up-to-date provisions and contribute to the expansion of international procurement standards in Asia. Government procurement will be an integral

U.S. Agreements Open Foreign Procurement

Over nearly 35 years, the United States has negotiated trade agreements that provide U.S. firms with opportunities to participate in 57 foreign government procurement markets. In 1981, the United States implemented the first agreement that opened federal